Alumni relative (sort of) recommendation letters

SmithieandProud
Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:28:46 +0000

It’s usually not a good idea to provide more letters of recommendation than they ask for. Ask any admissions counselor and they will tell you that you should provide the number that is requested, not more and not less. She already has 4 letters from people that know her very well as a student, which is what colleges are going to be interested in. A letter from a relative is not really appropriate, and considering she was plenty of letters already, it is not neccessary. If it is a reach for her because of her academic stats an additional letter from someone that doesn’t work with her academically is not going to put her over the top.